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new york citnew york city to bee fate as detroit. dealing with the pension and health care cost that has mayor bloomberg calling the risk of a bankruptcy a real concern. connell: david lee miller joins us. >> consider this, detroit is the largest u.s. city to ever declare bankruptcy. up to $18 billion. a little more than three months time. they will elect a new mayor, just days ago mayor bloomberg had his words reverberated around new york. >> bloomberg says pension and health care cost contributing to the financial ruins threaten the economic stability. most new york city employees and retirees pay nothing for $6.3 billion in annual health insurance. workers pay little for pension that have taxpayers on the hook for $8 billion this year. spiegel in your city has 10,000 police officers retired were for under 40 and clayton pensions and they will collect the pensions for the rest of their lives. >> expired at least three years ago, the next mayor will be under pressure to win concessions. >> the unions have tried to wait it out. putti
new york citnew york city to bee fate as detroit. dealing with the pension and health care cost that has mayor bloomberg calling the risk of a bankruptcy a real concern. connell: david lee miller joins us. >> consider this, detroit is the largest u.s. city to ever declare bankruptcy. up to $18 billion. a little more than three months time. they will elect a new mayor, just days ago mayor bloomberg had his words reverberated around new york. >> bloomberg says pension and health care...
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let the battle begin in detroit. unions are challenging the motor city's bankruptcy filing and cash-strapped cities around the country you can bet are paying close attention. that's next. nicole: we have to check currencies. here is how the u.s. dollar is moving at the moment. right now, 7 years of music is being streamed. a quarter million tweeters are tweeting. and 900 million dollars are changing hands online. that's why hp built a new kind of server. one that's 80% smaller. uses 89% less energy. and costs 77% less. it's called hp moonshot. and it's giving the internet the room it needs to grow. this&is gonna be big. hp moonshot. it's time to build a better enterprise. together. why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pai it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immedi
let the battle begin in detroit. unions are challenging the motor city's bankruptcy filing and cash-strapped cities around the country you can bet are paying close attention. that's next. nicole: we have to check currencies. here is how the u.s. dollar is moving at the moment. right now, 7 years of music is being streamed. a quarter million tweeters are tweeting. and 900 million dollars are changing hands online. that's why hp built a new kind of server. one that's 80% smaller. uses 89% less...
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is but their pension obligations are, their pension system is in worse shape than detroit's, detroit's system is considered an argument how well funded it is but they have four pension systems in chicago, one of them is only 25% funded and the other one is only 38% funded. lori: may be funded through property taxes. no one will raise property taxes. >> interesting you say that. former chief financial officer of chicago did an estimate, in order to pay the bill they would have to raise property taxes 50% to 100%. lori: who is going to vote for that? >> the illinois constitution says you have to pay the pensions so here you have the immovable object and irresistible force. >> any other sources? >> no matter where the money comes from is coming from taxpayers, not the state of illinois. they are a fiscal mess. they don't have enough money to put in their pension system. they have been borrowing billions every year and i can't think of another state with a fiscal problem that the level they do so is not from illinois. lori: is in a domino situation? we watched detroit and now chicago, woul
is but their pension obligations are, their pension system is in worse shape than detroit's, detroit's system is considered an argument how well funded it is but they have four pension systems in chicago, one of them is only 25% funded and the other one is only 38% funded. lori: may be funded through property taxes. no one will raise property taxes. >> interesting you say that. former chief financial officer of chicago did an estimate, in order to pay the bill they would have to raise...
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they are saying is detroit really bankrupt? >> there are a lot of people who will take issue with what detroit is trying to do. it is important to remember before they got here. they are responsible for their own on doing. until a couple years ago, if you are a public safety official in detroit, you could retire at 55 with 80% of your salary and health care. this is the day of reckoning. it is important that this be done right. this is the first city that is trying. dagen: that raises the issue. so many others have been thrown up their. those cities would not act, with day, jason, until it is clear that detroit can do this. >> that is why it is so important here. they are saying that this violates the constitution. you cannot reduce benefits for retirees. that violates the state constitution. what some of us are hoping is these contracts can be renegotiated. if they get away with protecting retiree benefits through this chapter nine filing, what you will see is other cities using chapter nine. we do not want it to happen. that
they are saying is detroit really bankrupt? >> there are a lot of people who will take issue with what detroit is trying to do. it is important to remember before they got here. they are responsible for their own on doing. until a couple years ago, if you are a public safety official in detroit, you could retire at 55 with 80% of your salary and health care. this is the day of reckoning. it is important that this be done right. this is the first city that is trying. dagen: that raises the...
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ashley: detroit is trying to track its bankruptcy. we'll tell you what it could mean for creditors and retirees. but first, as we do this time of day let's take a look how oil is trading. essentially flat, a little lower, down 21 cents at $1906.74 a barrel. we'll be right back. -- $106.79 a barrel. [ male announcer ] how do you get your bounce? with the bounce dryer bar, my clothes will be fresh out of the drawer for weeks. and it's great when things last a long time. well...most things. [ male announcer ] how do you get your bounce? [ woman ] can't regret fresh. tracy: that time of day charles payne looking a oil in new guinea? >> papua, new guinea. this one is a little bit tough. everyone loves the oil and gas story, particularly natural gas. we love it. tracy: yeah. >> we understand it. papua, new guinea? tracy: a fair amount of people would have to leak on a map to figure out where new guinea is. ashley: to start. >> from a political point of view they have had issues. late last year they put the former prime minister on the board
ashley: detroit is trying to track its bankruptcy. we'll tell you what it could mean for creditors and retirees. but first, as we do this time of day let's take a look how oil is trading. essentially flat, a little lower, down 21 cents at $1906.74 a barrel. we'll be right back. -- $106.79 a barrel. [ male announcer ] how do you get your bounce? with the bounce dryer bar, my clothes will be fresh out of the drawer for weeks. and it's great when things last a long time. well...most things. [ male...
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chicago and detroit? i spent time in both places, anybody who have been to those places say chicago's nothing like detroit, and look at the reasons that it actually doesn't make sense they would be on the same path. chicago, different city than detroit in that there's a strong tax base, a growing population. detroit's population, you know, famously has slunk dramatically. there's companies moving into town, boeing recently relocated its corporate headquarters here, and it's also a multiindustry city, not like detroit with a single industry that drives the town, but here's how they are the same. pensions, it comes down to pensions. municipal pensions. chicago has four pension funds, short about $20 billion. they got a budget deficit of about three-quarters of a million dollars. moody's downgrade the the city, and it's not going to get better as time goes on. in 2015, a new state law requires even more to be put into the pension funds, and that could cause property tax increase of maybe a hundred to 150%. a
chicago and detroit? i spent time in both places, anybody who have been to those places say chicago's nothing like detroit, and look at the reasons that it actually doesn't make sense they would be on the same path. chicago, different city than detroit in that there's a strong tax base, a growing population. detroit's population, you know, famously has slunk dramatically. there's companies moving into town, boeing recently relocated its corporate headquarters here, and it's also a multiindustry...
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. >> most investors in the market viewed detroit as a 1-off. very unique circumstances. to your point there will be a likely protracted debate or legal battle about what they have to pay back the law will end up happening see the general obligation bondholders. at think if you look at the market more generally that news has weighed on the market along with higher interest rates. they have not done very well of recent fight. they may be challenged over the next couple of weeks due to seasonal. september is never a good month historically. coming out of that we feel like investors will come back. it is a place where you can still get yield. you generally have high quality investment. it still plays a very strong role in the muslim portfolio. ashley: an investor who is looking for yield that does not want that exposed to much risks to the increasing interest rates, what is my best ploy? >> it depends upon how you think about fixed-income in your portfolio. we have a lot of investors who have felt traditional, cork, fixed-income portfolios and thin
. >> most investors in the market viewed detroit as a 1-off. very unique circumstances. to your point there will be a likely protracted debate or legal battle about what they have to pay back the law will end up happening see the general obligation bondholders. at think if you look at the market more generally that news has weighed on the market along with higher interest rates. they have not done very well of recent fight. they may be challenged over the next couple of weeks due to...
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dagen: i am a daily reader of the detroit free press. it was last week you ran article about some of the things that were bothersome like car loans, the terms are getting longer. why is that disturbing? why should we be concerned about that? >> a couple things to keep an eye on to make sure they don't get out of whack and one of the ms. this 72 month, six your car loan accounted for 30% of sales in july. that is a long time supporting higher sales prices for cars. the average car costss$28,000. that is good but if people are stuck in loans that are so long that the car's worth less than they owe that is a problem. dagen: one last thing. how do people in default if the elected a bankruptcy filing? talking about how great car sales are but how are the folks doing? >> it is a mixed picture. there is nervousness, there is a feeling that a lot of this had to happen, it was inevitable and the future is better but how we get from here to the future is an uncharted road. dagen: thanks for being here, you're welcome back anytime, taught cars all
dagen: i am a daily reader of the detroit free press. it was last week you ran article about some of the things that were bothersome like car loans, the terms are getting longer. why is that disturbing? why should we be concerned about that? >> a couple things to keep an eye on to make sure they don't get out of whack and one of the ms. this 72 month, six your car loan accounted for 30% of sales in july. that is a long time supporting higher sales prices for cars. the average car...
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. >> they're committed to seeing detroit do better. we'll talk about that we'll talk about the housing market. what is the future of loans right now. ashley: yay. >> where are we going with that. ashley: very good. tracy: good stuff. >> it will be a lot of fun. tracy: don't miss "the willis report" tonight 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on fox business. ashley: president obama set to give a news conference in about half an hour. he doesn't do these very often in front of the press corps. there is a lot to talk about before he goes on vacation from terror to immigration reform and oh, yeah, the debt ceiling. chief political correspondent byron york will be us to talk about the interview. tracy: as we go out to break look at winners and losers on the nasdaq. we'll be right back. if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spirivis a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. y
. >> they're committed to seeing detroit do better. we'll talk about that we'll talk about the housing market. what is the future of loans right now. ashley: yay. >> where are we going with that. ashley: very good. tracy: good stuff. >> it will be a lot of fun. tracy: don't miss "the willis report" tonight 6:00 and 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on fox business. ashley: president obama set to give a news conference in about half an hour. he doesn't do these very often...
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connell: good report on what is happening in detroit. another concussion reported in last night's preseason football action so we will talk about this because it is a big money store look at the settlement between the league and i players announced not even 24 hours old, some criticism as well. we will be right back. ♪ [ villain ] well mr. baldwin... it appears our journey has come to a delightful end. then i better use the capital one purchase eraser to redeem my venture miles for this trip. purchase eraser? it's the easy way to erase any recent travel expense. i just pick a charge, like my flight with a few taps, it's taken care of. impressive baldwin. does it work for hotels? absolutely thank goodness. mrs. villain and i are planning our... you scare me. and i like it. let's go what's in your wallet? and this park is the inside of your body. see, the special psyllium fir in metamucil actually gels to trap some carbs to help maintain healthy blood sugar levels. metamucil. 3 amazing benefits in 1 super fiber. connell: from the nfl, 45
connell: good report on what is happening in detroit. another concussion reported in last night's preseason football action so we will talk about this because it is a big money store look at the settlement between the league and i players announced not even 24 hours old, some criticism as well. we will be right back. ♪ [ villain ] well mr. baldwin... it appears our journey has come to a delightful end. then i better use the capital one purchase eraser to redeem my venture miles for this trip....
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they're not detroit's. when that analysis is done, at our present tax structure the taxable equivalent yield is about nine. where are you going to get nine in a liquid investment of very high credit quality? i don't see very much of it. so we shifted allocation to tax-free bond. ashley: very good. do your homework. always good advice. david kotok, thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. lori: let's take a specific look at the market because the gains thus far are evaporating slightly. lauren simonetti joins us from the floor of the stock exchange. you're watching a couple big movers on the session. >> on earnings, we have a winner and loser. let's start with teach very. that's a winner. shares are up 5% the company announced its highest net revenue and profit in the company's history. investors encouraged by that. additionally, several settlements of companies like cisco and motorola means teach very has more -- teach very has more cash to invest in research and marketing. overall
they're not detroit's. when that analysis is done, at our present tax structure the taxable equivalent yield is about nine. where are you going to get nine in a liquid investment of very high credit quality? i don't see very much of it. so we shifted allocation to tax-free bond. ashley: very good. do your homework. always good advice. david kotok, thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you. lori: let's take a specific look at the market because the gains thus far are...
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. >>> in detroit a federal judge moved up the a hearing on the city's eligibility for bankruptcy. instead of october 23rd, egin on september 18 to determine whether detroit is insolvent and if the city negotiated in good faith with its creditors. >>> texas is home to four out of top five cities for u.s. business. baltimore was fourth and hughes to infifth. rankings are based on growth rates, local taxes and regulations. >>> that's the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper. lori: who wants to intentionally step on broken glass when you go to the beach? well some florida beach communities are actually talking about putting it in the sand. joining me now from miami beach is fox's phil keating. hi, phil. >> hi, there. down here in florida, sand is is like gold. it draws millions of tourists every year which contributes $70 billion to the state's economy. believe it or not because of erosion constant along the coastline, you can see it with the three or four foot drop down to the surf over decades, miami-dade and broward counties dredging offshore suppli
. >>> in detroit a federal judge moved up the a hearing on the city's eligibility for bankruptcy. instead of october 23rd, egin on september 18 to determine whether detroit is insolvent and if the city negotiated in good faith with its creditors. >>> texas is home to four out of top five cities for u.s. business. baltimore was fourth and hughes to infifth. rankings are based on growth rates, local taxes and regulations. >>> that's the latest from the fox business...
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there's one thing he says is keeping this country from becoming like detroit. what is the? we will tell you. connell: before we get to that, here are some of their winners today in the market on the s&p 500. ♪ connell: at the half hour, here is what we still have coming up for you. wayne rogers is here. we will get to wayne. then we take you behind the scenes on casting on hbo. then we take you to the country's premier auto auction. a ferrari backend apparently fetch close to $7 million. cheryl: it is for an auger before me. connell: i do not think i needed that comparison. dagen: yes, i am into cars. nicole: that is all they needed. this one is pertaining to the nsa leaker who is over there a broad. snowed and worked from 2009 until earlier this year. they are not talking about this. in the meantime, we have karl icahn in court. the story is so intertwined. dagen: detroit's fiscal crisis. it is just the beginning. potentially facing similar circumstances. there is one difference between us and the city. what is it? connell: wayne rogers is here to tell us, i hope. >> the
there's one thing he says is keeping this country from becoming like detroit. what is the? we will tell you. connell: before we get to that, here are some of their winners today in the market on the s&p 500. ♪ connell: at the half hour, here is what we still have coming up for you. wayne rogers is here. we will get to wayne. then we take you behind the scenes on casting on hbo. then we take you to the country's premier auto auction. a ferrari backend apparently fetch close to $7 million....
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two weeks ago, detroit filed for chapter 9 protection citing debts of at least $18 billion. >>> shares of athlon energy jumping nearly 35% on the company's new york city debut. pricing its initial offering at 20 buck as share. >>> factory orders rising to a record high in june boosted by strong demand in airplanes, machinery and autos. mark the second month that autos have been at an all-time high. that is the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper. lori: jurassic profits. that is what bidders will be going for in this fall with a rare set of dinosaur bones hits the auction block. paleontologist is the consulting director of a natural history department and the man behind this auction. we literally yanked him off his latest dinosaur bone dig. we're so supposed to welcome him here to help us explain the value of these fossils. how they determine the value and really what the dinosaur bone market and industry is like these days. sir, welcome to you. this going up for auction is called the montana dueling dinosaurs piece an bonham's puts the value, expected
two weeks ago, detroit filed for chapter 9 protection citing debts of at least $18 billion. >>> shares of athlon energy jumping nearly 35% on the company's new york city debut. pricing its initial offering at 20 buck as share. >>> factory orders rising to a record high in june boosted by strong demand in airplanes, machinery and autos. mark the second month that autos have been at an all-time high. that is the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to...